Walking, operating and squatting may help to keep the aging brain healthy: Leg exerts boost the production of grey matter cells, new study suggests

Walking, operating, squatting may be better for brains than cycling or swimming

Mice that exercising less have 70 per cent lower nerve cell production

Research strengthens past proof linking leg and brain power

New research been shown that weight-bearing exert such as stroll, running or squatting can help keep the brain healthy.

The study offers clues about how the risk of mental deterioration can be reduced as people age.

Published in the periodical Frontiers in Neuroscience, the findings show that using the leg can boost the production of certain brain cells by increasing their furnish of oxygen-carrying blood.

As the legs contain the largest muscles they are of particular relevance for muscular fitness.

‘It is no accident we are meant to be active- to walking, run, crouch to sit, and use our leg muscles to lift things ,’ said Dr Raffaella Adami of Milan University, who led the study.

Why less exercising can affect brain cells

Neurons, or nerve cells, are essential for the working of the brain and nervous system since they are allow us to handle stress and adapt to challenge in our lives. Cutting back on exercising can obstruct the body’s ability to produce new neurons.

The study involved limiting mice from utilizing their hind legs- but not their front legs- over a period of 28 days during which they continued to eat and bridegroom commonly and were not stressed.

At the end of the experiment the researchers analyse a zone of the brain “ve called the” sub-ventricular zone, which maintains nerve cell health. It is also the area where neural stem cells make new neurons.

They found that limiting physical activity lessened the number of neural stem cells by 70 percentage compared to a group of mice that were allowed to roam and acted as a control.

Furthermore both neurons and oligodendrocytes- specialised cells that support and insulate nerve cells- didn’t fully ripen when workout was severely reduced.

They said neurological health depends as much on signals sent from the large leg muscles to the brain as it does the other way round.

Said Dr Adami:’ Neurological health is not a one-way street with the brain telling the muscles’ lift ,” stroll ,’ and so on.’

For humen, too, the key may lie in doing plenty of weight-bearing exerts. While cycling and swimming are excellent aerobic activities they benefit the legs less than stroll, jogging or squatting because they don’t involve weight-bearing moves.

The research offers new clues as to why patients with motor neuron illnes, multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases often rapidly decline when their motion becomes limited.

Growing evidence of links between leg and brain power

Dr Adami told:’ Our examine supports the notion that people who are unable to do load-bearing exercisings- such as patients who are bed-ridden or even astronauts on extended travelling- not only lose muscle mass, but their body chemistry is altered at the cellular level and even their nervous system is adversely impacted.

‘In 2015 a study of more than 300 healthy female twins from the TwinsUK volunteer registry who were tracked by Imperial College London found leg power was a better predictor of cognitive change than any other lifestyle factor.

Generally, the twin who had more leg power at the start of the study sustained their cognition better and had fewer brain changes associated with ageing measured ten years later.

WHAT DIET AND LIFESTYLE TIPS MAINTAIN BRAIN HEALTH IN OLD AGE?

Scientists have unveiled diet and lifestyle tip-off that maintain brain health in old age.

According to researchers from around the world’ what’s good for the heart is good for the brain’.

They add that no single food acts as a’ silver bullet’ for improving or maintaining brain health.

The experts have put together the following diet and lifestyle advice to help people preserve their brain health as they age.

Stay active Avoid overeating Eat at least one dinner a week with fish that is not deep fried Watch out for salt levels in pre-made food Use lemon, vinegar, herbs and spices to flavour food over salt Snack on raw, plain, unsalted nuts Eat veggies with a range of different colours Prepare meals from scratch Eleven researchers from the Global Council on Brain Health, including experts from the University of Exeter, gratified on September 12 -to-1 3 2017 to discuss the impact of diet on the brain health of adults over 50.

Their recommendations are based on the evaluation of studies analyse the impact of nutrients on the cognitive function of older adults.